Anyone else wondering what Jeffrey Lurie meant when he called the Eagles the most attractive opportunity for a head coach to work in the NFL?

The Eagles’ owner got turned down Saturday by yet another college coach, Brian Kelly pulling out of the competition to succeed Andy Reid, who was fired after 14 seasons, the last two dismal.

John Heisler, senior athletic director for media and broadcast relations at Notre Dame made it clear the Eagles should go in another direction with this simple Saturday tweet: “Brian Kelly staying at Notre Dame.”

Chip Kelly of Oregon, the Eagles’ top choice, and Bill O’Brien of Penn State also told Lurie thanks, but no thanks. They used the interviews to leverage their employers for raises.

That said the Eagles continued trudging their road of anything but happy destiny. On Saturday they got together with Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Gus Bradley, according to several reports.

Bradley and the Seahawks are in Atlanta to take on the Falcons in the divisional round of the playoffs at 1 p.m. Sunday. If the Seahawks lose, the Eagles could hire Bradley before the end of the weekend although they have interviews scheduled with other head coaching candidates.

The Eagles also are scheduled to interview Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Jay Gruden, the younger brother of Jon Gruden, this Monday.

Bradley is the eighth candidate interviewed since the Eagles canned Reid on Dec. 31 following a 4-12 finish.

Bradley is in his fourth season with the Seahawks. This season his defense finished first in points allowed (15.3), fourth in yards (306.2) and tied for fourth in takeaways (31).

“He’s got a brilliant football mind,” Seahawks coach Peter Carroll said this week. “He’s got a way of reaching people and touching people and getting the best out of them, coaches and players alike. He’s got everything that you’re looking for.”

The Eagles ranked 29th in points and 15th in yards this year. The defense declined after Todd Bowles replaced Juan Castillo, fired as defensive coordinator in October.

Bradley, 46, began his NFL coaching career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a defensive quality control coach in 2006. He was the Buccaneers’ linebackers coach the next two seasons before going to Seattle. Bradley coached in college from 1990-2005, including two stints at North Dakota State and four years at Fort Lewis College.

The Eagles have an interview scheduled with Bengals offensive coordinator Jay Gruden on Monday.

Notre Dame and Kelly effectively stomped out all talk of joining the Eagles as their head coach. The coaching announcement was critical because the Fighting Irish risked losing recruits, the national letter of intent signing day for football Feb. 6th.

It’s not known how serious the Eagles are about Smith. But he would be a hard sell as he was canned by the Bears after missing the playoffs for the fifth time in the past six years.

Smith was a coach of the year candidate after leading the Bears to a 7-1 start this season. But the Bears collapsed down the homestretch and failed to reach the playoffs.